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Cnemaspis rajakarunai sp. nov., a rock dwelling day-gecko (Sauria: Gekkonidae: Cnemaspis) from Salgala, an unprotected lowland rainforest in Sri Lanka

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Mendis Wickramasinghe, L. J., Vidanapathirana, Dulan Ranga, Gayan Priyankara Rathnayake, R. M. (2016): Cnemaspis rajakarunai sp. nov., a rock dwelling day-gecko (Sauria: Gekkonidae: Cnemaspis) from Salgala, an unprotected lowland rainforest in Sri Lanka. Zootaxa 4168 (1): 92-108, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4168.1.4

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